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Anyone here ever use rubber electrical tape?

This is not your garden variety 3M 33. It is rubber amalgamating tape used on high voltage splices up to 67kv. What els...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gfretwell
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by gfretwell

Furnace Gas Valve Concerns

I have a Bryant gas furnace from the 80's. 376BAW0. It's a downflow. This type has a pilot that is spark-ignited with e...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by someone.hasposted
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by someone.hasposted

Ceiling fans, worth having?

Mickey's post about fans triggered this question. A short search turned this up: The short version is they're pretty muc...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dh0496
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by dh0496

How keep a threaded rod centered thru a 1,5" hole

Hello all, I am trying to install a Moen faucet to an existing basin. I discovered that the threaded rod that goes down...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by deguartu
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by deguartu

Is there any reason to replace the fan?

Do electric roof fans rust enough that they must be replaced? My fan, in the pitched part of the roof, looks like new f...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Header over tub

What is the function of the header over the tub in a bathroom. I mean that drop down about a foot of the ceiling? Is it...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gfretwell
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by gfretwell

How we get television content.

Ever wonder where the programming comes from? Perfect explanation https://imgur.com/gallery/3C3JuNl
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by esp
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by esp

Best Size Orchard Ladder?

I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are l...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by juttagibb
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by juttagibb

OT: Hate your smart phone???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBSU24G4RrU&feature=youtu.be Still laughing!
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by T
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by T

Why are torx screws so expensive?

Pack of PZ2 screws, £10. Pack of identical screws, but with a torx head, £50. WTF?
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey